This class will focus on plating techniques and strategies to create visually stunning dishes, using special equipment from Cedarlane Culinary. ICE Director of Culinary Development James Briscione will cover a variety of modern cooking methods, including sous vide, pressure cooker, dehydration, and hydrocolloids. We’ll cover: - The essential tools for crafting modern plates - Theory to plate construction, including how to craft texture and color - Advanced cooking techniques, using sous vide, pressure cookers, and siphons - Modern serviceware from ICE partner Front of the House. In addition to learning how cook and craft the perfect dish, you'll have the opportunity to use our in-kitchen photo studio to capture your art on the plate.
You will work in teams to execute the class menu. At the end of class, participants gather to enjoy the food they have prepared. Wine is served with meals in most classes. All class menus are subject to change. While a snack platter is offered in both morning and evening classes, you may want to consider a light snack before joining us for class. Students are encouraged to bring a light lunch or dinner to all pastry classes.
You will work in teams to execute the class menu. At the end of class, participants gather to enjoy the food they have prepared. Wine is served with meals in most classes. All class menus are subject to change. While a snack platter is offered in both morning and evening classes, you may want to consider a light snack before joining us for class. Students are encouraged to bring a light lunch or dinner to all pastry classes.
Learn the basic techniques of pastry and baking in this 12-session class. The course familiarizes students with the recipes and concepts used by professional bakers and pastry chefs, which form the basis of every competent baker's repertoire. The program investigates a broad range of pastries - both classic and modern - to provide a full understanding of all baking categories.
Let's eat like we're in Italy, from the apps all the way through to a rich dessert! These dishes put you back in that Mediterranean mindset...even if you've never been there. Make and sit down to this warm, comforting Italian banquet of: fried zucchini with Parmesan; veal saltimbocca alla romana; spaghetti carbonara; cavolfiore alla napoletana (cauliflower with raisins and pine nuts).
ICE's resident sommelier, Richard Vayda, pulls out all the stops for this very special Valentine's Day celebration. For this delightful class, you will dine on a variety of hors d'oeuvres along with a select group of wines. Your evening begins with a discussion of the origin and making of sparkling wine, while tasting various examples --- from non-vintage to vintage to rosé. The highlight of the tasting features a prestige cuvée Champagne paired with an American challenger. The class rounds out with students enjoying a buffet of classic luxury food matches while indulging in additional bubbly, making for a sparkling evening you'll always remember.
Ranked as America’s Best Culinary School (USAToday 2019), our roster of Chef-Instructors have run top kitchens around the globe.
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